Spinball Whizzer
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| Manufacturer | Maurer Rides | ||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||
| Type | Steel - Spinning | ||||||
| Model / product | Xtended SC 2200 | ||||||
| Riders per train | 4 | ||||||
| Hourly capacity | 950 | ||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||
| Area | 180.4 feet × 203.4 feet | ||||||
Height55.8 feet
Length1476.4 feet Inversions0 Duration1:15
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Spinball Whizzer is a steel spinning roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK. It was manufactured by Maurer Rides and opened in 2004.
History[edit | edit source]
Spinball Whizzer opened on March 27, 2004.[1] The ride was loosely based on a giant pinball machine.
For 2010, the roller coaster was repainted and renamed Sonic Spinball as part of a three year partnership with SEGA which also saw Sonic themed rooms added to the Alton Towers Hotel.[2] This was extended by another three years, with the ride returning to its original theme for the 2016 season.[3] It also received new theme music for 2016 from IMAScore.[4]
Design[edit | edit source]
Spinball Whizzer is the only Xtended SC 2200 ever built by Maurer.
Trains[edit | edit source]
Single car trains. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per car. The two rows sit back-to-back.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
Spinball Whizzer's heavily banked turn.
The old logo.
The final helix.
References[edit | edit source]
| Roller coasters at Alton Towers | |||||||||
| Present | Galactica • Nemesis • Oblivion • Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure • Rita • Runaway Mine Train • Smiler • Spinball Whizzer • Thirteen • Wicker Man | ||||||||
| Former | 4 Man Bob • Alton Mouse • Beastie • Black Hole • Corkscrew • Mini Apple • New Beast • Thunderlooper | ||||||||
| Unbuilt | Secret Weapon 1 & 2 • unknown | ||||||||